Diving Feb 11 – Mar 10, 2026

Stormy seas and nasty weather limited diving opportunities this trip. And even when the boats did manage to go out, the water was still pretty stirred up and visibility was mediocre at best. The best conditions proved to be the shore dives when the surf and tides were carrying the silt out to sea.
FastLanes20260211-003 Conditions were pretty 💩 for our first two weeks in Hawaii, to the point of boats not going out due to high winds and swells, and the water stirred up and...
1 Conditions were pretty 💩 for our first two weeks in Hawaii, to the point of boats not going out due to high winds and swells, and the water stirred up and…
FastLanes20260211-004 The only other photo I managed to get on that first day of diving was this head of black coral at Fast Lanes
2 The only other photo I managed to get on that first day of diving was this head of black coral at Fast Lanes
BeachHouseArch20260212-007 Conditions had improved slightly the next day on Thursday and I was able to capture this snoozing honu at Beach House Arch
3 Conditions had improved slightly the next day on Thursday and I was able to capture this snoozing honu at Beach House Arch
BeachHouseArch20260212-008 Longnose Hawkfish love to hide in clusters of black coral
4 Longnose Hawkfish love to hide in clusters of black coral
BeachHouseArch20260212-011 A yellow Cushion Star at Beach House Arch
5 A yellow Cushion Star at Beach House Arch
PlateLunch20260212-001 Thursday's second dive was at Plate Lunch, but by then conditions were continuing to deteriote and my only photo was of this lobster 🦞
6 Thursday's second dive was at Plate Lunch, but by then conditions were continuing to deteriote and my only photo was of this lobster 🦞
KoloaLanding20260220-004 Storms, swells, and high surf moved in and I wasn't able to dive until over a week later. Speaking to the dive shop, it sounded like the shore diving at Koloa...
7 Storms, swells, and high surf moved in and I wasn't able to dive until over a week later. Speaking to the dive shop, it sounded like the shore diving at Koloa…
KoloaLanding20260220-010 Honu pondering what's next for lunch
8 Honu pondering what's next for lunch
KoloaLanding20260220-016 The Hawaiian Sergeant is related to Sergeant Majors throughout the world, but is endemic to Hawaii. They lay eggs in profuse purplish mats across the rock...
9 The Hawaiian Sergeant is related to Sergeant Majors throughout the world, but is endemic to Hawaii. They lay eggs in profuse purplish mats across the rock…
KoloaLanding20260220-018 The large mushroom head of coral along the western flank of Koloa Landing
10 The large mushroom head of coral along the western flank of Koloa Landing
KoloaLanding20260220-030 Trumpetfish cruising the reef at Koloa Landing
11 Trumpetfish cruising the reef at Koloa Landing
KoloaLanding20260220-032 Divemaster Will holds up what I thought was a juvenile slipper lobster that was floating down in the water column. Upon closer inspection it was some type of...
12 Divemaster Will holds up what I thought was a juvenile slipper lobster that was floating down in the water column. Upon closer inspection it was some type of…
KoloaLanding20260220-051 Underwater, Koloa Landing was chock-a-block with loads of honu at every turn 🐢
13 Underwater, Koloa Landing was chock-a-block with loads of honu at every turn 🐢
KoloaLanding20260220-056 I've tried for many years to get a decent pick of a juvenile Peacock Razorfish. They are only an inch or two long and circle extremely rapidly around their...
14 I've tried for many years to get a decent pick of a juvenile Peacock Razorfish. They are only an inch or two long and circle extremely rapidly around their…
KoloaLanding20260220-059 I've tried for many years to get a decent pick of a juvenile Peacock Razorfish. They are only an inch or two long and circle extremely rapidly around their...
15 I've tried for many years to get a decent pick of a juvenile Peacock Razorfish. They are only an inch or two long and circle extremely rapidly around their…
KoloaLanding20260220-072 My first time getting a good capture of a Bluespine Unicornfish
16 My first time getting a good capture of a Bluespine Unicornfish
KoloaLanding20260220-083 Flowery Flounder taking off from its hiding spot on the sandy bottom
17 Flowery Flounder taking off from its hiding spot on the sandy bottom
KoloaLanding20260225-008 It's a lunchtime algae buffet and all the honu are crowding up to the salad bar 🐢🥗
18 It's a lunchtime algae buffet and all the honu are crowding up to the salad bar 🐢🥗
KoloaLanding20260225-010 It's a lunchtime algae buffet and all the honu are crowding up to the salad bar 🐢🥗
19 It's a lunchtime algae buffet and all the honu are crowding up to the salad bar 🐢🥗
KoloaLanding20260310-004 I'm ready for my closeup Mr. Demille 🐢👁️
20 I'm ready for my closeup Mr. Demille 🐢👁️